Rotary district seeks six youths for Australia tour
Roswell Rotary invites young men under 35 from New Mexico and West Texas to apply for a Rotary sponsored trip to Australia from March 1 to April 30 next year. Six delegates will be selected by the District 552 committee at Roswell Inn, with Phil Ambrose of Las Cruces leading the tour. Applications available at KBIM-TV and Radio on Main Street. Deadline extended from December due to time constraints.
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Australia
Rotary
Roswell
New Mexico
Spark
Phelps White
Jud Roberts
New Mexico Board Erred in Embalmer License Revocation
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors wrong to revoke two licenses over education rules. The decision upheld a Lea County district ruling that Lloyd Roberts of Hobbs was improperly stripped of his license after a waived two year college requirement in 1955. The Curry County case of Charles Epling from Roswell parallels the facts.
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Associated Press Santa FE
New Mexico Supreme Court
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Dist
Caswell Neal
Lea County
Lloyd Roberts
Hobbs
Supreme Court
Roberts
Curry County
Charles D. Epling
Court of District Court
George Reese Jr
Roswell
Burglary at Midway Grocery Leads to Juvenile Arrests
Deputy Carlos Berela arrested two juveniles, ages 15 and 17, about 1:30 p.m. after a 1 p.m. burglary at Midway grocery nine miles east of Roswell. Officers recovered $13.56, a radio, and part of the missing cigarettes, with further investigation into additional loot. The youths were jailed in the Chaves County juvenile detention for action by juvenile officers.
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Midway
Roswell
Lavern Quaralls
Carlos Berela
Chaves County
TWA Crash Death Toll May Be 67
A Trans World Airlines jet crashed near Cincinnati’s Greaters airport on Monday night. By Tuesday officials debated whether 65 or 67 perished, with 17 survivors and 5 in critical condition.
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TWA
Cincinnati, Ohio
Trans World Airlines
Greater Cincinnati
New York
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
American Airlines
Key Banks Raise Rates Pressure Across U S Money Market
Chase Manhattan and First National City Bank boosted the prime lending rate to 6 percent effective immediately with Morgan Guaranty Trust and Manufacturers Hanover Trust joining the move. The rate, tied to lending to top customers, signals a possible nationwide increase as big banks set the tone for others.
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New York
Chase Manhattan
First National City Bank
Chase
First National City
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Cargo Decries MVD Practices In Santa Fe
Gov. Cargo publicly condemned the Motor Vehicle Department night file access by private individuals after the Legislative Finance Committee questioned safeguards. He urged a new service-based records system and said state offices run by private operators will be reabsorbed by the state.
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Santa FE
David Cargo
Motor Vehicle Department
MVD
Robert Salazar
Legislative Finance Committee
LFC
John Mershon
D-Otero
Cargo
Eral
Bob Salazar
Lawrence Prentice
Salazar
Roswell Civic Banquet speaker urges duty over rights
Bert Huffman Texas Tech coach challenges civic clubs to remove stumbling blocks and build stepping stones. He praises the civic club era, cites responsibility with rights, and contrasts beatniks with student virtues. Roswell girls sextette and Goddard perform.
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Bert Huffman
Roswell
Huffman
Texas Tech
Goddard
Masonic Temple
Rodden
Lawhorn Announces Candidacy for New Mexico House
The Rev. V. Lawhorn of Roswell announces for District No. 3 in the New Mexico House, pledging a moral commitment to Roswell's Negro population. He is pastor of Friendship Baptist Church and active in the Democratic Party, residing at 1220 Johnson Dr. District 3 covers southeast Roswell.
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Roswell
Lawhorn
Friendship Baptist Church
Democratic Party
Kitchen Fire Damages Home on S Ash Street
A kitchen fire at 2 39 p m Monday caused slight damage to a home owned by Johnny Casper 307 S Ash Firemen said children playing with matches started the blaze and no damage estimate was given
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Johnny Casper
S. Ash
Westmoreland Says End of Vietnam War In Sight
General William C. Westmoreland declared the United States is entering a new war phase where the end begins to come into view. He outlined a plan to shift power to South Vietnamese forces and taper U.S. advisers starting next year as Vietnamese units take greater combat responsibility.
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Washington (Ap
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Pigeons Invade Courthouse Offices Trigger Itching Campaign
In Chaves County courthouse, thousands of bird lice crawled from pigeons into desks chairs and files. Maintenance chief David Holdridge sprayed the building twice and reported less itching as workers fear the pest problem may be over or psychosomatic.
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David Holdridge
Cease-Fire Line Erupts Into Fighting
Israeli fighter-bombers attacked Jordanian tanks across the Jordan River cease-fire line amid heavy rain. Six tanks and an armored car claimed destroyed, one Mystere jet shot down. pilot killed per Amman Radio, Israelis dispute a second loss. Jordanian reports claim limited losses and no Jordanian casualties. King Hussein in London stayed in contact with Crown Prince Hassan as fighting ended.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Amman
Allenby
Umm Shart
Hussein
London
Hassan
Jordan
United Nations
U.N
Large January Draft Call Sets Record For Year
The Pentagon ordered 34,000 men inducted into the Army in January the highest draft call in 14 months. Officials cite replacement of draftees from two years ago as the main reason and note the January total exceeds the year’s average, with prior monthly quotas reaching 29,000 in August 1967. The January call is smaller than the November 1966 figure of 37,600. The Pentagon expects the January to June average to stay above the last six months of the year with month to month fluctuations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Sailor arraigned in Budville double homicide case
A 23-year-old sailor, Larry E. Bunten, was arraigned on murder charges for the shooting deaths of H. N. Rice 51 and Blanche Brown 81 at Rice's Budville truck service stop on U S 66. Two court appointed attorneys James R Toulouse and Mayor Boucher were named to defend him. preliminary hearing date pending.
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LOS Lunas
Budville
James R. Toulouse
Albuquerque
Mayor Boucher
Belen
Larry E. Bunten
Bunten
Dist
Paul Tackett
H. N
Bud) Rice
Blanche Brown
Rice
U.S. 66
Goddard High School Sells 100 Class A Championship Tickets
Goddard High School reserves 100 tickets at $1.50 for Saturdays Class A championship game against Bayard at Bayard. Tickets are available at the high school while supply lasts and will be $2 at the gate.
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Goddard High School
Goddard
Bayard
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